Halep outlasts determined Mladenovic to retain Madrid title
MADRID (Reuters) – Simona Halep won the Madrid Open for the second consecutive year after staving off a fightback from Kristina Mladenovic, of France, to win 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-2 in a thrilling marathon three-setter on Saturday.
Seventh gives Alonso something to smile about
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso astonished fans and Formula One rivals on Saturday by qualifying seventh for his home Spanish Grand Prix in a McLaren that had been the slowest car on track a day earlier — when actually moving.
Nadal ends Djokovic hoodoo to reach another Madrid final
MADRID (Reuters) – A red hot Rafael Nadal ended a seven-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic in emphatic fashion by thrashing the world number two 6-2 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Madrid Open and move within a step of a third consecu…
Cycling: Izagirre wins stage 8, Jungels retains overall Giro lead
(Reuters) – Spain’s Gorka Izagirre held off the peloton to claim the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia as Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels retained the overall lead on Saturday.
Hamilton back on pole in Spain
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix for the second successive year on Saturday with Ferrari’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel just missing out but joining the Mercedes driver on the front row.
Ferrari fight back in final practice
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Ferrari fought back against Mercedes in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with Kimi Raikkonen leading championship leader Sebastian Vettel in a red one-two.
Motor racing: No Brexit contingency plan, says Renault F1 boss
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Renault, who have a British-based Formula One team and engine factory in France, have no plan to remove resources or staff as a result of Brexit, according to Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul.
Bottas has engine changed after water leak
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Mercedes broke an overnight curfew to fix an electrical problem on the power unit of Valtteri Bottas’s car and discovered a water leak that led to an engine change, the Formula One champions said at the Spanish Grand Prix on Satur…
Diamondbacks catcher Iannetta takes pitch to face
(Reuters) – Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta was struck in the mouth by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Johnny Barbato during his at-bat on Friday and taken to hospital for examination.
Knicks boss maintains stand on Anthony, wishes ‘success somewhere’
(Reuters) – New York Knicks President Phil Jackson said on Friday that All Star Carmelo Anthony should seek success with another team, reiterating a stance he has held about the veteran forward.
